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by Jason Di Rosso

A comedy buddy movie in which two potheads (James Franco, Seth Rogen) are on the run from gangsters after one of them witnesses a murder. They bumble through the suburbs encountering a gallery of crims in cheap sportswear, having funny stoner conversations and dodging bullets. It's from the same team who bought you Superbad and Knocked Up, so hidden amongst the ganja and gun smoke is a familiar moral tale about young men growing up and taking responsibility. Not hilarious, but it has its moments.

Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Amber Heard, Bill Hader, James Remar, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Kevin Corrigan, Stormy
Producer: Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson
Script: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg (story by Rogen, Goldberg, Judd Apatow)
Cinematographer: Tim Orr
Editor: Craig Alpert
Music: Graeme Revell
Running time: 111
Australian distributor: Sony
Language: English
Classification: MA15+